Hey guys, I started my car up today and between 1k to 2.5k RPM accellerating at idle I heard like a slip on my accessorie belt, but everything was fine. So I drove to work, no problem. Left to work to go pickup my roomate, everything ran good. Picked my roomate and was driving home when all of a sudden my PowerSteering went out and my Check Gauges light came on. I immediately pulled over to the side, but the Check Gauges light went off, and my PS came back.

When I got the car parked, opened the hood and letting it idle the crank pulley was wobbling really bad, nothing that looked good. I assume there is something wrong with the crank pulley...would there be anything else that could cause a wobble like this? Also, is it hurting my motor to wobble that bad?

Thanks in advance guys!
Dan

PS. anyone got the GM part # for a new pulley?

 

Three bolts hold it on. I would be checking them. Don't drive it like that.

GM PART # 12551138 if you need it. It ain't cheap.

I hope it is the pulley and not the hub.

 

Thanks Rob!

EDIT: 12551138 is prolly for the whole assembly correct? Or just the pulley?

 

Just the pulley. The hub is another part.

 

It says something about balancer but I'm pretty sure the balancer is a different part, would that cause wobbling at all?

 

Pulley...balancer... different names for the same thing.

 

Thanks Rob! let me know when you're in vegas so I can buy you a beer

Dan

 

Its gonna grind your opti. Its only a few milimeters from the pulley.